The Philosophy Of Nietzsche -- A Film

The Philosophy Of Nietzsche -- A Film
'Superman': Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, 19th century (1956). Nietzsche (1844-1900) put forward the idea of the Ãbermensch (Superman) as an objective for humanity to aspire to in his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, published in 1883. From the Picture Post Library. A print from 'Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential', by Readers Union The Grosvenor Press, London, 1956. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
'Superman': Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, 19th century (1956). Nietzsche (1844-1900) put forward the idea of the Ãbermensch (Superman) as an objective for humanity to aspire to in his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, published in 1883. From the Picture Post Library. A print from 'Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential', by Readers Union The Grosvenor Press, London, 1956. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The challenge begins with how to pronounce his name: the first bit should sound like ‘knee’, the second like ‘cha’: ‘kneecha’. Then we need to get past some of his extraordinarily provocative statements: ‘What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger’; ‘God is dead! And we have killed him’; and his large moustache. But when we do, we’ll discover a thinker who is intermittently enchanting, wise and very helpful.

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